PETALING JAYA: A man and woman armed with chilli powder and a hammer failed at their attempt to rob a jewellery shop in Sungai Way earlier today.
The 3.15pm incident at Jalan 9a/13 happened two days after a jewellery store in Jalan Yam Tuan, Seremban was robbed in a similar style of heist.
Petaling Jaya police chief Assistant Commissioner Mohd Zani Che Din said the robbers today however did not manage to gain any loot.
He said the duo, who were wearing helmets, fled the scene when they were spooked by the shop's alarm sound.
"The robbers rushed into the shop when four staff were entertaining three customers about 3.15pm.
"One of them, believed to be a woman, threw chilli powder towards the shop's employees but the substance hit the counter's safety glass.
"The second suspect then used a hammer to smash a glass display rack.
"He hit the glass for five times but only managed to crack it.
"This is when one of the staff managed to trigger the shop's alarm system," he told reporters at the scene.
The couple then fled the scene on a motorcycle, which was parked quite a distance from the shop.
Zani said police does not deny the possibility that the duo might be the same gang that fled with RM10,000 worth of jewellery from the shop in Seremban on Saturday.
Investigators and police Forensics Unit officers had also taken samples of the chilli powder for analysis.